Barangay Dawis

Barangay Dawis forms part of Pototan, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dawis had a population of 947. This made it the 39th largest of 50 barangays in Pototan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dawis accounted for approximately 1.21% of the total population of Pototan, which stood at 78,298 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dawis changed from 1,060 to 947, a shift of -10.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Pototan. Barangay Dawis is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pototan is a municipality comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dawis, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dawis ranks 812th by 2020 population. Iloilo is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dawis is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.